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Parenting 101 series begins Jan. 3 (The News-Review) - ROSEBURG: Parents and guardians looking to improve their child-rearing abilities can register now for Parenting 101 classes.

Local parenting classes offered in Durant (Herald Democrat) - DURANT, Okla. - The Bryan County OSU Extension Center is providing parenting classes on positive discipline and guidance.

Ex-Mayor Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Charge (AP via Yahoo! News) - A former Burbank mayor pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine but can stay out of prison if she completes a drug diversion program and drug and parenting classes.

Parents urged to add responsible parenting to New Year`s resolution (Accra Daily Mail) - Mr Isaac Edumadze, the Central Regional Minister has appealed to parents and guardians to add responsible parenting to their New Year resolution to enable children to grow into responsible adults.

Successful step-parenting is a leap of faith that's worth the risks (Austin American-Statesman) - Q: I am about to marry a man with two young children. Although the boys will not live with us all the time, I could use some tips. A: Congratulations on your upcoming marriage, and your new role as stepmom.

Formulaic comedy offers few laughs (The Charlotte Observer) - "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" is perfectly acceptable schmaltz, another movie ode to permissive parenting and inadequate birth control. So if you didn't get your "the more the merrier" jollies with the remake of "Yours, Mine & Ours," here's a sequel to the first "Dozen" that opens today.

Ex-Mayor Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Charge (San Francisco Chronicle) - A former Burbank mayor pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine but can stay out of prison if she completes a drug diversion program and drug and parenting classes. Stacey Jo Murphy could be sentenced to up to three years in prison on the drug charge and...

PARENTING (Columbia Daily Tribune) - By JOHN ROSEMOND The father titled his letter “You Can’t Tell a Day care by its Cover.” It told a story that has become all too familiar over the past few years. The dad in question, a single working father without relief, has no choice but to put his 3-year-old in day care.

'Drugs Are Real' Topic of Free Parent Forum Jan. 12 (La Cañada Valley Sun) - A free parenting forum on how to identify the red flags that might indicate a child is involved with drugs will be offered from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at the Roger Barkley Community Center, 4469 Chevy Chase Dr., La Cañada Flintridge.

Ex-Mayor Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Charge (Daily Sentinel) - PASADENA, Calif. — A former Burbank mayor pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine but can stay out of prison if she completes a drug diversion program and drug and parenting classes.